Clean Up Australia Day 2012 - a big thanks

This year's Clean Up Australia Day was a huge success - and that's despite having to postpone it until 10-11 March. All up, we had 14,500 volunteers. This includes schools, businesses and community groups.

Everyone did an incredible job in cleaning up their local area and collecting a huge 4.5 tonnes of rubbish!

We thank all the volunteers for doing such a great job and hope to see you and many more for next year's Clean Up Australia Day.

Clean Up Australia Day

Do your bit to help keep the Illawarra beautiful and join in this annual clean up that's held on the first weekend in March. Clean up efforts focus on removing rubbish from stormwater drains and watercourses, which lead to larger waters, and bushlands used for recreation purposes.

Clean Up Australia Day is fun, easy and everyone can take part. Individuals and community groups can either organise a clean up site or volunteer to join an existing site.

How to become involved in Clean Up Australia Day

Option 1 - Join an existing clean up site

There will be registered clean up sites across the region. Council will coordinate clean up activities from the registration points below. And just so you know, volunteers don't need to register before to Clean Up Australia Day. You can just turn up at the existing site on the designated day.

Saturday, 10 March 2012 

• Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery, Investigator Drive, Unanderra 
• Rowing Centre, Lake Illawarra Side Northcliffe Dr, Warrawong

Sunday, 11 March 2012

• Old Mine Doctor's Surgery - Parks Street, Helensburgh
• Helensburgh Stanwell Park SLSC
• Otford Lookout, Lady Wakehurst Dr, Otford
• Coalcliff SLSC
• Coledale SLSC 
• Lower Slacky Creek & beach area north and south of its mouth, Bulli
• Corrimal SLSC
• Towradgi Swimming Pool, Towradgi Road, Towradgi
• Port Kembla Foreshore Rocks, (starting behind Port Kembla Pool)
• William Beach Park, Prince Edward Dr, Brownsville
• Lakeside Dr to Kanahooka Point Boat Ramp, Kannahooka
• Tallawarra Boat Ramp, Yallah
• McDonalds Woonona
• McDonalds Fairy Meadow
• McDonalds Dapto
• McDonalds Warrawong 

Option 2 - Register a new clean up site 

Residents and community groups can register their interest in hosting a new clean up site in the Wollongong Local Government. For these registered sites, Council will provide clean up bags and help remove the full bags.

To find out more information and register to host a new clean up site, either:

Email: rise&shine@wollongong.nsw.gov.au

Phone: Mike McKeon or Julie Cherry on (02) 4227 7263.

What you are required to bring to participate

Individuals / community groups participating in Clean Up Australia Day 2012 are responsible for their own safety and are required to bring the following:

• Gloves;
• Hat;
• Sunscreen;
• Closed in shoes; and
• Water bottle and/ or food.

Long pants and a long sleeve shirt are also recommended to be worn throughout the duration of clean up.

Council will provide bags for all rubbish collected during Clean Up Australia Day.